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Retro Row Why go now: Shop alongside Hollywood costumers and set designers in this vintagelover’s hot spot. Where the action is: East Fourth St. between Hermosa and Junipero Avenues. Number of vintage shops: More than a dozen. 1940s–1960s frocks and furniture: Hit the Vintage Collective
(2122 E. Fourth; 562/433-8699) for chic threads, mod Danish furniture, and kitschy accessories like ’50s cocktail shakers. ’70s-style street party: Rollerskate fashion shows, street musicians, and literary events spice up Fourth Street the last Saturday of each month (free; next event Mar 28; 4thstreetlong beach.com). ’80s duds: La Bomba (2222 E. Fourth; 562/4339112) will take you back (think Pat Benatar–style suede boots). Bargain tip: Visit on the third weekend of the month for Style in the Pile (next event Mar 21–22), when mountains of vintage garments go for $5 or less. Shopping break: Refuel at Number Nine ($; 2118 E. Fourth; 562/434-2009) with a bowl of Vietnamese noodles and a soju mojito.
1. Go mod Devoted collectors will drool over the midcentury eye candy at Xcape, with items like Sputnik Lightolier chandeliers and restored vintage Brown Jordan patio furniture. Recently spotted: a rare Paul McCobb tobacco-teak-and-bronze room divider (once rented for a Mad Men Palm Springs set) and a Lei Around for tiki-style lounging. 2236 E. Fourth St.; xcapelongbeach.com
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Sunset March 2009
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